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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 21:00:32 GMT -5
Y E S
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 21:00:05 GMT -5
Nice challenge there. Took two free throws off the table and was a de facto turnover with no time left on the shot clock.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 20:54:25 GMT -5
To be clear, these are not good shots from Tatum. Even he isn’t very efficient on contested step-back threes. But at least they went in.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 20:53:37 GMT -5
About time.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 20:43:27 GMT -5
Unfathomable that your best player could go 1/14 in a closeout game.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 20:37:56 GMT -5
You can't expect Rob Williams to help in the paint and then close out on Maxey. That's the disadvantage of playing two centers.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 20:36:04 GMT -5
Harden and Embiid will be exhausted at the end of this game. Need to make them work and take advantage of younger legs.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 20:34:40 GMT -5
If they win this game, they'll be favored in game seven and every game in the conference finals. Just need to play one good quarter and go from there.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 20:20:47 GMT -5
I'm getting prettying ****ing sick of Niang.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 20:02:21 GMT -5
Smart is giving them one hell of a game so far.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 19:59:58 GMT -5
Tatum: 0-11 from the field and decides to take a contested pull-up three with 14+ seconds on the shot clock.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 19:43:28 GMT -5
I take it back, Tatum is now forcing things and complaining to the refs.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 19:33:28 GMT -5
Smart's defense is getting pretty overrated. I know Harden has a nice handle but can't let him shake you out of your shoes like that.
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Post by jmei on May 11, 2023 19:31:38 GMT -5
Tatum can't hit anything but is giving effort on defense and the boards. That's all you can really ask when the shots aren't going down. Also nice that Brown and Brogdon are picking up their aggressiveness to compensate.
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 21:07:08 GMT -5
This (continues to be) fun.
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 20:51:40 GMT -5
Casas has 10 hits during his 20-game on-base streak. A .200ish BABIP. It's pretty amazing. I hate to say it and I hope to eat my hat on this one, but Casas looks like a big stiff to me. Can’t hit. Can’t field. Can’t move. Can only draw walks from what I’ve seen so far. Hope you got a tasty hat on
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 20:49:52 GMT -5
That is a strong, strong man.
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 20:49:24 GMT -5
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a turnaround like this one for Duran.
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 20:35:20 GMT -5
Wink has been a revelation. Given the leverage of his innings, they’d legitimately be a few wins worse without him.
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 20:20:22 GMT -5
I’ve hated on Tapia a lot but he’s given them some big hits.
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 20:18:44 GMT -5
Devers doing his Dalbec impression.
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 20:17:50 GMT -5
Godawful 0-1 swing.
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 20:09:25 GMT -5
Horrendous managing from Cora. Off days Monday and Thursday and he's trying to push a middling starter third time through with a two run lead. ”To build his confidence” is a bad reason to push a guy. Having a nice scoreless outing builds confidence, too.
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Post by jmei on May 10, 2023 5:18:14 GMT -5
This is a front running team. When they make shots, they play with energy on defense and pace/movement on offense. When they miss shots, they hang their heads, complain to the refs, give up transition and semi-transition buckets, aren’t focused on defense, play slow and iso-heavy on offense. It’s been like that just about every year. At this point, I put it on the players—Tatum, Brown and Smart especially. They are still talented enough to win even when they get into bad habits (and still have a chance to win it all this year). But that is why it is so frustrating to watch them underperform their potential.
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Post by jmei on May 9, 2023 16:29:35 GMT -5
I do think there's a type of prospect that walks a lot with middling/poor power in the low/mid minors because guys just don't throw strikes often enough at those levels but then sees his walk rate decline in the high minors/majors once pitchers can throw enough strikes and are willing to pound the zone because the prospect doesn't have enough power to really hurt them. Cecchini is someone who comes to mind and Meidroth may be another in that vein. I think Yorke has more power than those guys but if you're bearish on his power potential, I can see why you'd think he's not going to be a high walk guy.
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